Victorian Roof Shapes

Victorian home floor plans.

Victorian roof shapes.

Conical roof or cone roof. After 1840 stationary and portable mills produced the sawn shingles common for queen anne and shingle style houses of the victorian period often stained in greens or earth tones. The most popular roof style may be the side gable because it s one of the easiest to build. A knockout roof is truly a fitting cap to your restoration particularly of a victorian house.

Circular bell roof bell shaped ogee philibert de l orme roof. Onion dome or rather an imperial roof. Illustrations of common and simple roof shapes. Compare with bell cast eaves.

Complex roof lines became the rage as architects worked to create designs that would pull the eye to the top of the house. While asphalt roofs weren t used during the victorian period they can be made to resemble victorian style roofing such as wood shakes or slate. Front gable roofs have the gable in the front of the house. The gable is the triangular siding area formed by the shape of the roof.

Take chimney pots for example which have been common in britain and europe and are catching on here. Whatever the roofing material you can add a little or a lot of interest. Walls with irregular shapes were common features of victorian homes. De l orme also used bow roofs see below.

Carved brackets at the eaves were common. Historically also called a compass roof. New siding materials and ornate trim pieces gave way to fancier home designs. Roof shapes became steeper in victorian homes.

The gables on this house face the sides so the slope of the roof is in the front and back.